Archive for February, 2013

Cue the annual Spring Training freakout by media people and fans alike regarding the 27-time World Champions, but this year it may actually be warranted.Hyperbole or not, the New York Yankees head into the 2013 season with possibly their oldest and weakest roster in two decades. With the Detroit Tigers dismissing them from the postseason in the [...]

The New York Yankees are reportedly in talks to extend star second baseman Robinson Cano.On Thursday, the Bombers made a "significant offer" to Cano, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.
Yankees have made "significant offer" to Robinson Cano wp.me/p1rXvG-8XoA— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) February 28, 2013
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Mariano Rivera is well on his way to returning for the 2013 MLB season, as the New York Yankees reliever pitched an inning in a simulated contest Thursday morning. According to Wallace Matthews of ESPN New York, Rivera took to the mound and tossed 18 pitches, while also doing his first fielding work of spring training. The 43-year-old began [...]

The New York Yankees are in a unique position this season as they find themselves with holes to fill during spring training and it appears they will look in house to do it. The catcher position is currently up for grabs in the Bronx, so that means it's anyone's guess who ultimately comes away with it. Also, the injury to Curtis Granderson has [...]

Is it inevitable that the New York Yankees will hit fewer home runs in 2013?According to MLB.com and Robinson Cano, expectations haven't changed one bit. I'm gonna tell you one thing: this game can change. Anything can change in one second, Cano said. There's a lot of guys here who have power. We have Hafner, we have Johnson, you have [...]

For the New York Yankees, the 2012-2013 offseason hasn’t been very kind. Between the Alex Rodriguez saga continuing and the re-signing of older players, the Yankees don’t look like a fresh team in the hunt for a championship. Derek Jeter’s injury in the playoffs last season was simply the icing on the cake for the aging team. Now [...]

New York Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain was asked a seemingly innocuous question on Tuesday following his one-inning outing against the Philadelphia Phillies in a Grapefruit League game.His answer sparked a series of sarcastic comments and created fodder for the local papers.Chamberlain worked a relatively clean fourth inning against the [...]

The New York Yankees had another great season in 2012, winning 95 games and clinching its second straight AL East division title. The season came crashing down as the Yankees were swept out of the postseason by Detroit in the ALCS and scored only 22 runs in nine playoff games.The combination of a lackluster offseason and injuries suffered by Derek [...]

April 1 is getting closer and closer by the day.That's the official start date for the 2013 regular season for the New York Yankees.Until then, they're down in Tampa, Fla., getting prepared for the upcoming season at spring training.This past week, the Yankees season took a little bit of a turn for the worse when it was revealed that Curtis [...]

Baseball has had some memorable moments. Who can ever forget that iconic home run Bobby Thompson hit against the Dodgers in 1951? Where were you when Game 6 of the 2011 World Series was played? How about Kirk Gibson's homer in the 1988 World Series? Dramatic moments are a part of the baseball experience for over a 100 years.True fans of the [...]